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CVE-2016-7579

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. The issue involves the "CFNetwork Proxies" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a proxy password authentication requirement and obtain sensitive information.

Published

2017-02-20T08:59:01.477

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 10.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	< 10.12.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	tvos	< 10.0.1	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93856 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT207270 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT207271 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT207275 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93856 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT207270 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT207271 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT207275 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)